I upgraded to this model from an Iota after the Iota fried my batteries. The PD did a very nice job of three stage charging of my batteries. I could leave my RV plugged in all the time with no battery problems. It will even equalize the batteries once a week.

Steve, FWIW, these days, most folks invest in a decent RV-style inverter/charger unit. Unless you plan on spending a lot of time plugged-in (and you might... and that's fine), you'll likely want an inverter anyway (unless you plan on running the genset a lot... and that's fine).

If you're truly not needing an inverter, though, and as long as your unit has a good 3-stage charger... it sounds like it might be a good deal.

BTW, a used 2500w mod. sine w/ 130A 3-stage charger/ 30A AC transfer switch can probably had for about $700-$800 on eBay. Dunno what price point your converter is...

I always have my generator running or I'm plugged in. I really don't have a need for an inverter. If it was just my wife and I, it would be different. We almost always have a minimum of 5 traveling which means 2 a/c's running plus TVs, hair dryers, curling irons, and all the other accessories required by teenaged girls.

I've been using a bench battery charger for a little while, but I know it's not designed for operating like this.